John Sloss

The story of a young boy in the Midwest is told simultaneously with a tale about a young girl in New York from fifty years ago as they both seek the same mysterious connection. "There are few directors better than Haynes at adopting varied voices and vernaculars and then blending them to create something intoxicating and new."--Village Voice "For a kid in this age of digital devices and content disconnected from experience, Wonderstruck could be...

In suburban Connecticut, Cathy Whitaker is the perfect 1950s housewife, living the perfect 1950s life: healthy kids, successful husband, social prominence. Then one night, she stumbles in on her husband Frank kissing another man, and her tidy world starts spinning out of control. In her confusion and grief, she finds consolation in the friendship of their black gardener, Raymond - a socially taboo relationship that leads to the further disintegration...